- Gebundene Ausgabe: 280 Seiten
- Verlag: Thomas Dunne Books (29. März 2011)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0312628080
- ISBN-13: 978-0312628086
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 24,2 x 16,4 x 2,7 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 683.214 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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"Sahadi has successfully covered horse racing and has done justice to Affirmed and Alydar, as well as their human connections and many fans, forever connected in history as the combatants of the greatest rivalry ever seen on the American turf. Sahadi specializes in writing about sports history and keeping the reader's interest from cover to cover, and he clearly succeeds here, aided by an already exciting story that just needed to be told by such a master of his craft. This book is highly recommended for all fans of racing history, as well as to fans of American sports history, as the 1970's truly were the golden age of horse racing."--Horse-Races.net
"There is no greater atmosphere than the Triple Crown and Sahadi captures the spirit of it. A must read for everyone."--Hank Goldberg, ESPN reporter
"One of the greatest racing rivalries of all time deserves an equally world-class storyteller to make it come alive so many years later. Mr. Sahadi gets you so close to the action, you can almost smell the hay in the stalls of these two equine superstars."--Leonard Shapiro, columnist, "The "Washington Post""
"Brings to life a time in racing that no longer exists."--Ron Borges, columnist, "Boston Herald""
""No question, Affirmed-Alydar is racing's greatest rivalry. Lou Sahadi is a masterful storyteller who vividly brings it back to life...The book is a winner."--Sal Marchiano, former sports anchor
"There is no greater atmosphere than the Triple Crown and Sahadi captures the spirit of it. A must read for everyone."--Hank Goldberg, ESPN reporter
"One of the greatest racing rivalries of all time deserves an equally world-class storyteller to make it come alive so many years later. Mr. Sahadi gets you so close to the action, you can almost smell the hay in the stalls of these two equine superstars."--Leonard Shapiro, columnist, "The "Washington Post""
"Brings to life a time in racing that no longer exists."--Ron Borges, columnist, "Boston Herald""
""No question, Affirmed-Alydar is racing's greatest rivalry. Lou Sahadi is a masterful storyteller who vividly brings it back to life...The book is a winner."--Sal Marchiano, former sports anchor
Kurzbeschreibung
In 1978, racing fans witnessed a rivalry for the ages when a horse hailing from Harbor View Farm named Affirmed and an eighteen-year-old jockey dubbed "Stevie Wonder" faced off against the celebrated Alydar and emerged victorious in each leg of the Triple Crown---by a combined margin of less than two lengths. In this long-overdue biography of Affirmed, veteran sportswriter Lou Sahadi captures the life and spirit of this indomitable horse who twice earned Horse of the Year honors and placed #12 on the Blood-Horse list of "Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century."
The descendent of Man o' War and War Admiral, Affirmed possessed an unrivaled combination of speed and heart. Sahadi chronicles how the initially docile chestnut colt began his stellar rise in 1977, winning seven times and placing twice in nine races. Entering the 1978 season, many experts speculated that Alydar, the latest prize product from the storied Calumet Farm, would prove himself the better horse on longer distances, as he had done in the Champagne Stakes the previous October. Trainer Laz Barrera opted to run Affirmed in three races in California--away from Alydar--in the lead-up to the Kentucky Derby, a strategy that paid off as Affirmed, under reigning Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year jockey Stevie Cauthen, bested his rival in three races that fascinated even the most casual of sports fans.
"Affirmed" also delivers fascinating subplots including that of jockey Louis Pincay Jr., who took over for Cauthen in the winter of 1979 and rode Affirmed to victory in the horse's final seven races; and owner Louis Wolfson, the Wall Street financier who found redemption in Harbor View Farm with Affirmed after Wolfson served one year in a federal prison, his conviction having led to the resignation of Supreme Court justice Abe Fortas.
Sahadi draws on interviews with Cauthen, some members of the Wolfson family, and many more to tell the story of how Affirmed emerged from one of the most exciting showdowns in sports history to capture imaginations across America. Telling a story that transcended the Thoroughbred racing world, Affirmed finally gives this courageous horse his due.
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Affirmed Deserved Better Than This.
20. Juli 2011
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I really wanted to love this book. As evidence of such, I will tell you that I pre-ordered it. I was quite excited when it finally arrived and started reading immediately.
Within the first 15 pages, however, my excitement morphed into extreme disappointment, and even some incredulity. As some other reviewers have mentioned, the writing/editing is startlingly poor. As I happened across the first few errors, I just dismissed them as those little oversights that seem to find their way into even the best edited works. But then, the errors kept on coming. So much so that my ability to enjoy the story was seriously compromised. I struggled on to about page 75, and called it quits.
I don't mean to be overly harsh. I was not expecting a literary masterpiece. Just something as capable and passionate as, say, a Jim Bolus (Derby Dreams)or Steve Haskin (Tales from the Triple Crown Trail)type of work. But this was not even close.
Again, I wanted to like the book, as I collect books on all the racing greats, and I looked forward to adding a book about Affirmed to my collection. Now, I just appreciate the cover and the pictures inside, but more or less dismiss the contents as being at best pedestrian. I even wondered if perhaps something had happened to Mr. Sahadi: Had he been some kind of great writer who through some unfortunate twist of fate had lost his writing skill? Was this book published more out of respect for him, than for its content?
I feel terrible ripping this book. Perhaps if they really went through it and edited it properly, the story could take shape and hook the reader as it should and no doubt would. Why not try that for the second edition?
Within the first 15 pages, however, my excitement morphed into extreme disappointment, and even some incredulity. As some other reviewers have mentioned, the writing/editing is startlingly poor. As I happened across the first few errors, I just dismissed them as those little oversights that seem to find their way into even the best edited works. But then, the errors kept on coming. So much so that my ability to enjoy the story was seriously compromised. I struggled on to about page 75, and called it quits.
I don't mean to be overly harsh. I was not expecting a literary masterpiece. Just something as capable and passionate as, say, a Jim Bolus (Derby Dreams)or Steve Haskin (Tales from the Triple Crown Trail)type of work. But this was not even close.
Again, I wanted to like the book, as I collect books on all the racing greats, and I looked forward to adding a book about Affirmed to my collection. Now, I just appreciate the cover and the pictures inside, but more or less dismiss the contents as being at best pedestrian. I even wondered if perhaps something had happened to Mr. Sahadi: Had he been some kind of great writer who through some unfortunate twist of fate had lost his writing skill? Was this book published more out of respect for him, than for its content?
I feel terrible ripping this book. Perhaps if they really went through it and edited it properly, the story could take shape and hook the reader as it should and no doubt would. Why not try that for the second edition?
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Remembrance of things past and much loved..
31. März 2011
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
How well I do recall those three magical Saturday afternoons when I, along with family and friends, gathered around our TV to watch perhaps the greatest rivalry in all of sports...Affirmed and Alydar. This book took me back to the excitement and joy that those three races brought to all of us.
For those too young to remember the Derby, Preakness and Belmont of 1978, this book will,
to quote Washington Post writer Leonard Shapiro, "get you so close to the action, you can also smell the hay."
The author recaptures the suspense that built from race to race and the heart pounding moments as the finish line grew closer and closer. Truly, this was horse racing at its finest. The record of the Triple Crown remains yet unbroken as the world awaits another superstar like Affirmed.
For those too young to remember the Derby, Preakness and Belmont of 1978, this book will,
to quote Washington Post writer Leonard Shapiro, "get you so close to the action, you can also smell the hay."
The author recaptures the suspense that built from race to race and the heart pounding moments as the finish line grew closer and closer. Truly, this was horse racing at its finest. The record of the Triple Crown remains yet unbroken as the world awaits another superstar like Affirmed.
4 von 4 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Is this for real?
27. Juni 2011
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Let me summarize this book as simply as possible. In the very early pages the author mentions that the Belmont Stakes between Affirmed and Alydar was the fastest Belmont ever. Yes. It said that. Also, the book reads like the paragraphs were written individually and at different times, and then thrown together in a bowl and picked out. For example, there are quite a few pages dedicated to John Veitch, the trainer. You learn a lot about him. In the next chapter he is introduced partway through the chapter as if it's his first time showing up in the book. I actually convinced the bookstore to take this thing back.
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